Monday, September 13, 2010

House Mouse & Friends Monday Challenge

Say Cheese!!

Guess what.....
It's House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge Blog time!
And guess what else....
It's our 2 Year Anniversary..and we are havin' a BLOG HOP!!!

YEAH BABY!!!!


When there's a mouse in the house and there is no catHe'll find the cheese and that is that!
by Barbara Thrall Hamback

Our challenge this time is a Sketch. Create your House Mouse project based on this sketch by Lorraine. You want prizes? OF COURSE you do! We've contacted our past sponsors and put together a HUGE prize package for one lucky winner! Challenge #78 details, samples by the design team, Blog Hop and Prize details can be found HERE. Make sure and read all the rules so you know what to do to be eligible for the big prize!!


Check out what I made :)



Not to bad...ey? Colored with Prismacolor Pencils & Gamsol.



The next blog to visit is Lorraine
Lorraine

Recipe:
Stamps
- House Mouse Halloween Clear Set, CTMH Happy Haunting

Inks
- A Muse Black Dye

Papers
- SU Cardstock and Designer Paper; Bazzill Black, White Cardstock

Misc
. - Prismacolor Pencils; Gamsol; EK Bat Border Punch; EK Circle Punches; A Muse Artstamps Black Twinkle Stickers; Sakura Clear Glaze Pen (used on spider web); Art Glitter Lions Mane and Spring Mint; 2-way glue pen; Sponge Dauber; Foam Tape

73 comments:

Lelia Pierce said...

This is too cute! I love that you used 2 stamps for your card! :O)

XXX

Heidi said...

Really cool Halloween card! Love the stamps you used, that "vampire bat mouse" is adorable! Perfect coloring and papers!

Purple Crazy said...

Boo, lovely card, love the mouse with bat wings, so cute

Bee and Dee said...

Really think this is a great halloween card. Love this stamp and have it, always makes me think of the expression does my bum look big in this. Bee and Dee

Shazza said...

loving your card x

Paula said...

Love the bling and the web...nice touches!

Nela said...

Beautiful card!!!
Nela

Annie said...

Fab Halloween card. the colours are stunning. I'm heading along to the next port of call and then going to start working on the sketch.
Happy Birthday to all at House Mouse
Ann xxx

silvia said...

AWESOME halloween card!! LOVE your choice of images!!

Heide said...

What an adorable image! Your did such a great job on these cute images!

Yvette said...

Beautiful card!

Nancy said...

Really cute, great coloring. I am having a little trouble deciphering the # of pieces of cheese - guess the eyes are really getting old - it's either a 5 or a 6 but I cannot be sure.

Renee said...

I just got this stamp s couple of days ago and can't wait to use it...fun, fun, fun!!!

Jennifer Moore said...

What a fun Halloween card. The little flying mouse in the corner is a great touch.

Lorraine A said...

Gorgeous card Lori :-) I love the images and the papers and colours are fab :-) I just LOVE this ,,, !! CUTE !! :-)

luv
Lols x x x

Dina Kowal Creative said...

Great card, and I love the color combo! Now I'm off to hop and count more cheese...

Curt in Indy said...

Lori! This is so awesome. I never thought about using these two together and this is such a great idea! Your coloring is off the charts! Great Job! Best, Curt

scrapperjulia said...

Awesome Halloween card! Love those colors together!

Tracy said...

This is a fantastic card. Love it!

Sharli Schaitberger said...

Oh, that is SO cute!!! What a great Halloween card! Nice details - enjoyed it very much!

Gail said...

cute images , great card!

Celeste said...

I love your Halloween card. Your coloring is great and I giggled at the "vampire mouse." The paper you chose is very nice too. Love the spiderweb too!

Heather said...

Hi Lori, gorgeous card, stunning colours and papers. I love the little bat/vampire mouse - he's real cute!!
hugs Heather xx

Suzi Mac said...

What a fab Halloween card, I've never seen these images before. I love the papers too.
Hugs
Suzi x

Lynnes old blog said...

Oooh, fabulous spooky card! Love your little mice (especially Bat Mouse!) and your papers are delish!

Cathy (Merciechild) said...

Lori, I love your card, You all are getting me stirred up to get busy and enter the Sketch contest and go beyond just normal thinking when I stamp. Thank you bunches. Hugs Cathy K

petra,s cards said...

wat een prachtig halloween kaartje zon mooie kleuren en stempel!!!
xx petra

Mrs.B said...

Love this cute image, great colours.
Avril B

angelwhispers said...

The DT designs are all gorgeous and each one so individual but I LOVE this!!!! Halloween is my favourite time of the year well it is my birthday!!! and this is just perfect. Love the colours and the papers are just WOW!!!

Thanks for sharing Love Chanelle xx

Whimcees said...

Hello!

I love your Halloween creation! So cute - and the colors are great!

Wishing you a happy day!

Barbara Diane

Pammejo said...

Love your Halloween card, it is just to sweet.

agapanthus said...

Love your Halloween card and the two cute stamps you've used - fab! Best wishes Karen x

Keep It Sweet and Simple said...

Gorgeous card - your colouring is perfect and I love that little bat mouse - so adorable.
Caroline xxx

hckd said...

I love your House Mouse Halloween card.. actually I was browsing your other images as well that you did in some other entries and I love them too.. you color well!House Mouse is my favorite to work with (I just ordered a stamp the other day, I'm waiting for to arrive from Simon Says Stamp of one of the newer Halloween stamps, can't wait to get that) on your blog.. and I am definitely going to have to work on a card later today for this challenge.. it looks like fun !

Card Crazy said...

Darling, scary little mousies. Love this card.
Sue S.

coops said...

ooo wow, a fabulous spooky card.the little mice look fab and great halloween colours :)

xx coops xx

Debbie Schneider said...

This card is so adorable. I love the bat mouse up on the corner - just perfect!!!

Valerie said...

Such a cute card!

Unknown said...

OMG I love it, fantastic Halloween card, actually I just purchased Halloween set. Cheers Suzanne

Unknown said...

OMG I love it, fantastic Halloween card, actually I just purchased Halloween set. Cheers Suzanne

Sassy Scrapper said...

Oh ya not bad at all! Lol I absolutely love these images and how well you used them awesome sweet job! I'm taking my cheese and hoppin along.
Hugs Bonnie

Sassy Scrapper said...

Hmmm my last post didnt stick. I'll try again sooo as I was saying.
Ya I'd say not bad at all I love your imges especially the bat one and the way you used the two. Awesome sweet job.
Hugs Bonnie

Art Glitter said...

Great Card Lori, thanks for sharing, I put a link up in our Fanclub. I love Halloween!

pinky said...

Wow Lori, who would have thought spook halloween could be so cute lol. This card is just gorgeous! Love how you have used your pencils.
Pinky

Tini A. said...

Boo! Oh Lori, your card is so beautiful! Perfect for Halloween! And I love your choice of Paper.
Hugs Tini

Margreet said...

great Halloween card with 2 stamps!
xxx Margreet

pat moore said...

what a beautiful halloween card lori, such fun, thanks for the cheese........patricia xx

Tracy S said...

I really love how you combined the two stamps for this card and the punch you used is perfect!

Thanks for the cheese

Eve said...

Very Cute design!! Very nice coloring!

Cathy Spicer said...

Such an amazing Halloween card. I love the bat border punch. It complements the batty HM image perfectly.

Loz said...

Cute card, love the traditional Halloween colours - makes me want to move to the US! Love the second little bat... adorable ♥

Anne said...

That's so cute, love the traditional colours and that cobweb, great pair of meeces!

Anonymous said...

Lovely, sweet image! Great colouring too, your card really pops!

Hugs Brenda (card no.34)

Tracy said...

A fab and fun creation,
Happy crafting
Tracy x

Kendra said...

This is a great Halloween card! Beautiful images and coloring!

Vanja said...

Fabulous halloween card! I love the images.
hugs, Vanja

Lee said...

Oh too too stinkin' cute!!!!

Maarit at Violets Corner said...

Gorgeous Halloween card Lori! Fab colour combo and use of the stamps, love the spooky effect you created.

Hugs
Maarit

Basteltiger´s Welt said...

This is super cute, I love the mouse on top, this is a wonderful idea.

Best regards, Nadine

Debs said...

This is a fab card Lori - very inspiring.
Thanks for a fab blog hop too.
Happy Anniversary.
Debs xx

Esme said...

Aww what a brilliant Halloween card! I love the way you've inked the black in around the image - spooky!! That border punch is cool too!

Esme xx

Lori said...

Adore this card...love the halloween theme and of course the stamp set.

Dorte said...

That's one fantastic card! Beautifully colored and detailed. The sketct is great.Happy Birthday.
hugs, Dorte

Dawn Frost said...

Love the spooky shading and the web in the corner. But the best is the bat mouse, lol, adorable!

Larisa said...

Cute card!!!!

Katarina said...

i love your colouring and the way you've used the mousies.

Lagene said...

Love your hollowee card! Thanks for the cheese!

Veronica Z said...

What a cute card! You did an amazing job with the coloring! Love it!

Chef Mama Lori said...

That mouse in the pumpkin is so cute!

Kat said...

What a cute Halloween card. Really love the images on it.

Kat x

Jessica G. said...

Perfectly adorable Halloween card! Love all those details like the spider web, bat mouse, and that awesome DP!!

Anonymous said...

Wow..great coloring and shading. I love both images. Nice card.

Deb

America said...

what a super FUN and fabulously creative design!!!!!!!!!!!! LOVE THIS and all those little touches.